Mad #24 July 1955

• Cover Writer: Harvey Kurtzman
• Cover Border Artists: Harvey Kurtzman and Will Elder
• Mad Logo: Harvey Kurtzman

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• Bofforin (Ad parody) (Will Elder art) (C2)
• Extremely important message from the editors:
  (please buy this magazine) (Harvey Kurtzman) (1)
• Gluggle! (movie poster parody) (Wally Wood art) (2)
• Contents (summary written by Harvey Kurtzman) (3)
• Ironmaidenfit (ad parody)
  (written by Harvey Kurtzman / Jack Davis art) (4)
• Letters (4-5)
• Mmboy Cream Deodorant (Ad parody) (Will Elder art) (5)
• Is a Trip to the Moon Possible?
  (written by Harvey Kurtzman / Wally Wood art) (6-15)
• Report from Russia (in Russian)
  (written by Harvey Kurtzman) /
  embedded: Tel-Tapper-Phoner (16)
• Out of the Frying Pan and into the Soup
  Bernie Krigstein art / written by Ira Wallach (17-19)
• Wrestling
  (written by Harvey Kurtzman / Jack Davis art) (20-29)
• Newspaper Comics
  (written by Harvey Kurtzman / Will Elder art) (30-31)
• Classy Crimes #138:
  Who put the Strichnine in Mrs. Murphy's Husband?
  (Will Elder art / written by Bernard Shir-Cliff) (32-34)
• Anyone Can Build This Coffee Table
  (written by Harvey Kurtzman / Jack Davis art) (35-37)
• Is This Your Life? (TV satire)
  (written by Harvey Kurtzman / Will Elder art) (38-46)
• Tom Swiffft and His Electric Ping Pong Ball
  Will Elder art / written by Ernie Kovacs (47-48)
• A Guide for Future Job Hunters -- How to get the job you want by thinking positively and also get ahead by learning my five rules that will give you a new and unbelievable positive personality and help you achieve success
  (written by Roger Price) (49-51)
• Vera's Cruz (movie satire)
  (written by Harvey Kurtzman / Jack Davis art) (52-61)
• Anasprin (ad parody) and ad for The Mad Reader (62)
• Pictoquiz
  (written by Harvey Kurtzman / Jack Davis art) (62-63)
• Rubbaban (ad parody) (Will Elder art) (63)
• Pund's Cold Cream (ad parody) (Jack Davis art) (64)
• Bind-Aig Plastic Strips (ad parody)
  (written by Harvey Kurtzman / Will Elder art) (C3)
• Back Cover -- Jell-y (ad parody)
  (written by Harvey Kurtzman / Will Elder art)